Other News Releases Related to Case 16-OVI-240

Witness Assistance

The Acting Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found that a Hamilton Police Service motorcycle officer that was involved in a collision with another motorcyclist did nothing that would justify criminal proceedings against him. The collision and subsequent arrest happened in September 2016, just west of Upper James Street in Hamilton.

The SIU is an arm’s length agency that investigates reports involving police where there has been death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault. Under the Police Services Act, the Director of the SIU must

consider whether an officer has committed a criminal offence in connection with the incident under investigation

depending on the evidence, lay a criminal charge against the officer if appropriate or close the file without any charges being laid